The #DPA2024 certificates are ready... Are you?! If you're attending #ipres2024 YOU ARE INVITED to come to the awards ceremony on Monday 16 Sep at 1700 CET at the Bijloke Music Centre! We'll have a livestream too for those not in Ghent. See you there 🎉 bit.ly/DPAwards2024

With 1 week to go... we are SUPER excited about the #DigitalPreservation #Awards #DPA2024! The ceremony will take place on Mon 16 Sep, 1700 CET at De Bijloke, Ghent as part of the IP Res 2024 program. And ALL delegates are invited to join the celebration! bit.ly/DPAwards2024

If you are not in Ghent next week - no problem! Grab your popcorn and settle in to watch all of the action on the livestream on Monday 16 Sep, 1500 UTC/1700 CET 🍿🎉🏆 Free and available to all through the #DPA2024 page of the #DPC website: bit.ly/DPAwards2024

If you can't wait 1 week until the #DPA2024 ceremony, stand by to get stuck into our series of videos highlighting and celebrating the work of ALL our fabulous finalists! We'll be sharing 2 short videos each day this week, starting tomorrow...👀 bit.ly/DPAwards2024

📽️Are you ready #digipres? We are so excited to share the first of our #DPA2024 finalist videos today. Presenting the finalists for the ICA - International Council on Archives Award for Collaboration & Cooperation: 🌟Collaborative Models of Care 🌟Kip-Agenge 🌟NDSA Staffing Survey WG bit.ly/DPA2024CC

📽️Next up, we are thrilled to share a video detailing the incredible work of our #DPA2024 finalists for the @dri_ireland Award for Research & Innovation: 🌟Digital Archiving: Storage media prioritization 🌟CHARM 🌟PARADISEC 🌟Play it Again bit.ly/DPA2024RI

📽️Today, we are delighted to share the wonderful work of our #DPA2024 finalists for the @[email protected] Award for Teaching & Communications. Please celebrate🎉 🌟Dungeons & Documents 🌟Preserving Books for Future Generations 🌟Study group Bits and Bots bit.ly/DPA2024TC

We've joined the #digipres community on Mastodon 🎉Read Andy Jackson 's blog what's happening in the digipres.club and about the #dpc webinar we're hosting for all those who'd like to join too but could with some pointers on 🐘tooting instead of 🐦tweeting!

📽️Next up, we share the inspirational work of our #DPA2024 finalists for the CLOCKSS Award for Student Work. Please be upstanding for our next generation of the #digipres community! 🙌 🌟Nicole Savoy 🌟Alex Habgood 🌟Claudia Muñoz 🌟Nicole Hartland bit.ly/StudAward

📽️Today we share the phenomenal work of our #DPA2024 finalists for the Research Data Alliance (RDA) Award for Commerce, Industry & Third Sector: 🌟A Lovely Day for Digital Preservation 🌟Cloud-based holistic digital preservation at HSBC 🌟NHS research records: Reducing Risk bit.ly/DPC2024CITS

📽️In our final video of this series, please help us celebrate the finalists of the The National Archives Award for Safeguarding the Digital Legacy! 🎉 🌟Arquivo.pt 🌟DDLD Living Archive 🌟Digital Pasifik 🌟National Newspaper Library of Mexico bit.ly/DPA2024Legacy

This week we've shared videos of the work of ALL our tremendous #DPA2024 finalists - you can check them out NOW: 🌟bit.ly/DPA2024CC 🌟bit.ly/DPA2024RI 🌟bit.ly/DPA2024TC 🌟bit.ly/StudAward 🌟bit.ly/DPC2024CITS 🌟bit.ly/DPA2024Legacy

Now get ready to raise the roof for our fabulous #DPA2024 finalists: watch all of their videos then SHARE SHARE SHARE! We'll see you at De Bijloke Ghent or online on Mon 16 Sep, 1500 UTC/1700 CET when we open those golden envelopes + reveal the WINNERS!🏆 bit.ly/DPAwards2024

Wow #digipres! That was a bit of a #DPA2024 party! Totally shattered now, on the train home wishing I was staying in Ghent for the week...But SO thrilled for all our awesome winners+fabulous finalists! ❤️ Expect to see more awards goodness in your feeds over the next few days...

Last night, the Defensores de la Democracia archive received DPC Chatter’s Safeguarding the Digital Legacy Award. I am beyond honored and touched by this recognition, which endorses the importance of preserving the work of killed journalists in Mexico who died informing their communities.

WHAT A WEEK! We want to rewind to Monday and do it all again⏪ If you're jaw is still on the floor after learning about all of our wonderful #DPA2024 award-winners...you can now watch interviews with each of them and find out MORE...

And if you just want to go back and look at all of the gorgeous photos from the #DPA2024 #DigitalPreservation #Awards...you can do that too 💖 flic.kr/s/aHBqjBJ55Y

A great workshop on the #DPC Competency Audit Toolkit (CAT) at #iasa55 this morning in Valencia! CAT provides users with practical processes for assessing skill levels of those undertaking #digitalpreservation work at their organization. Read more: dpconline.org/digipres/prof-… 😺

📢#DPCMembers! In 1-hour, we'll be talking to Daniel Greenberg Ex Libris, from Clarivate all about their #digitalpreservation offering. Check your emails for the event info, and join us at 13:00 UTC! bit.ly/DPF2024_Webina… #DPA2024

As 2024 draws to a close, DPC staff will start winding down for a break from Fri 13 Dec, enjoying Christmas pud, snowball fights or BBQs on the beach (hemisphere/weather depending). The office will close on Fri 20 Dec 2024 and reopen on Mon 6 Jan 2025. Have a wonderful break!